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Poem Title	Poet	Form	Categories
prove you wrong	Duffy, Alex	Free verse	anger, anxiety, bullying, growing
I won't change	Duffy, Alex	Free verse	courage, growing up, growth,
say goodbye	Duffy, Alex	Free verse	growing up, growth, how
Drifting into Dreamland	Soucy, Celine	Bio	dream, growing up, inspiration,
MY DADDY, MY FATHER	Carter, Tammy	Free verse	arabic, child, father, father
At 40	nnoli, richard	Epic	africa, age, change, desire,
THE STAR TRECK VOYAGE	dunn, cherl	Free verse	adventure, epic, growing up,
Only God Knows For Sure	King, Marty	Free verse	blessing, god, growing up,
some other lover	Rose, Carlyn	Verse	boyfriend, break up, crazy,
Bear Facts	lawless, John	Prose Poetry	age, growing up,
Flashback	Leteng, Mpho	I do not know?	growing up,
Candystore Blues	Horner, ray	Light Poetry	candy, color, conflict, dedication,
Pitch Rich	Horner, ray	Light Poetry	adventure, change, environment, growing
Last Game	Oliver, Jennifer Marie	Free verse	basketball, growing up,
POWER OF THE COLD	curtis futch jr, kurtis scott aka	Light Poetry	adventure, growing up,
humbling lessons and resulting charity	King, Marty	Free verse	god, growing up, growth,
a merged fusion of grounded understanding	King, Marty	Free verse	growing up, growth, journey,
Through Eyes Of The Young	Pinet, Emile	Triolet	childhood, feelings, growing up,
the boy,the comic,the poet	Duffy, Alex	Free verse	cry, dark, deep, depression,
Proud	REAMS, TAMMY	Concrete	body, celebration, courage, growing
Seasons Past	Norton, Mark	Ballad	growing up, seasons, time,
OPEN ARMS	Walker , Verlena S.	Acrostic	cute love, deep, faith,
encouragement and growth after self cleansing	King, Marty	Free verse	growing up, growth, how
JUST DUCKY, WHY	lawless, John	Free verse	childhood, education, growing up,
Some Tears	Martin, Kevin C.	Quatrain	depression, faith, growing up,
Steps	Gray, William	Free verse	childhood, future, growing up,
The Poem That Answers Itself	Eichmiller, Richard	I do not know?	depression, emotions, growing up,
A CHILD'S EASEL	Seeger, Michael	Ballad	growing up,
weight on me	Duffy, Alex	Free verse	desire, dream, growing up,
Innocence Walks	Squyres, Debra	Free verse	children, growing up, innocence,
Wild Strawberries	Rigoler, Maurice	Free verse	growing up,
Family History Gathering Dust	Gulley, Sharon	Rhyme	birthday, blue, family, for
MY DEAREST GRANDMAAAAA	devnath, pranay	Couplet	allusion, career, grandmother, growing
She is Chiclet Perfection	Lamoureux, Richard	Rhyme	childhood, desire, fear, giggle,
Dear Wambo	hunjeri, njeri	Sonnet	africa, cancer, care, dedication,
When is the time	nnoli, richard	Epic	africa, bereavement, courage, desire,
The Honor of Love	Johnson, Michael	Personification	emotions, forgiveness, freedom, friendship,
trying to find that common ground	King, Marty	Free verse	growing up, growth, how
SHHH AND SHOW	Roberts, Nikkia	Prose Poetry	growing up, work,
get to know me	Duffy, Alex	Free verse	discrimination, emotions, encouraging, growing
now i don't mind the scars	King, Marty	Free verse	growing up, growth, truth,
PICKING POTATOES AFTER SCHOOL	Guckian, Mary	Free verse	bio, childhood, earth day,
Deteriorate	Vitale , Rebecca	I do not know?	angst, depression, growing up,
Not My Gun Friend	wiltshire, doreen	I do not know?	anger, conflict, death, death
Eagle Rock	Troiano, Jerry	Free verse	change, childhood, growing up,
Disconnected	Hoene, Jessica	Rhyme	addiction, corruption, depression, feelings,
Growth	Hoene, Jessica	Rhyme	abuse, addiction, anger, break
Looking-Back Smile	Linton, Edmund	Free verse	beauty, best friend, childhood,
on a sweet sunday morning	King, Marty	Couplet	appreciation, good morning, growing
I Remember :Dementia	Nicolas, Brad	Free verse	care, change, growing up,
Isolation and Desolation	Gillespie, Tyler	Verse	deep, depression, grief, growing
The Wrong Way	Smith, Claire	Free verse	confusion, emotions, goodbye, growing
The Ice Cream Man	Troiano, Jerry	Rhyme	childhood, growing up, humorous,
Let Go	Chos, Derek	Lyric	farewell, growing up, memory,
The Secret	Hofert, Edwin	Rhyme	betrayal, conflict, confusion, growing
The songs of my soul	nnoli, richard	Free verse	africa, cheer up, freedom,
Take Care	Alvstad, Zachary	Rhyme	culture, growing up, introspection,
No one is permanent	Wilson, Taylor	Free verse	age, betrayal, confusion, deep,
A Letter to Myself at 18	Jessee, Adam	I do not know?	growing up, remember,
My Father	Troiano, Jerry	Rhyme	childhood, dad, devotion, father,
Childhood Friends-----Girl	Hofert, Edwin	Rhyme	childhood, daughter, granddaughter, growing
For Lily	poll, lily	Couplet	age, child, children, growing
Used To Be	Hofert, Edwin	Rhyme	age, change, forgiveness, growing
Dear God	Garcia Howard Bramble, Patricia	Free verse	age, crush, god, growing
Greeting Tomorrow	Avalon, Ria April	Rhyme	emotions, future, grief, growing
The Girl in the Hall	Troiano, Jerry	Rhyme	anxiety, conflict, courage, crush,
claiming my period of reconstruction	King, Marty	Free verse	god, growing up, inspiration,
HOME	Moreno, B. Ariel	ABC	childhood, daughter, growing up,
Take me out to the ballgame, Mister Cub	Collins, Tim	Free verse	baseball, childhood, growing up,
WHITE, TOO, IS ALL RIGHT	Sankey-Lewis, Iris	Free verse	growing up,
Petty Imperfections	Bell, Jo	Narrative	appreciation, beautiful, body, feelings,
Surviving Childhood	Troiano, Jerry	Rhyme	childhood, children, funny, growing
Confusion	Fox, Sadie	Free verse	conflict, confusion, emotions, fear,
Chrysalis Stage	Yeates, Owen	Rhyme	granddaughter, growing up,
Noah dun groad up	Peranteau, James	Carpe Diem	growing up,
MINE not YOURS	Mack, F. Darlene	Narrative	blessing, character, courage, emotions,
beauty	foster, derrick	Couplet	age, beauty, desire, earth,
Proverbial Mountain Top	Eastman, Carol	Light Poetry	encouraging, family, fantasy, flying,
THE SUMMER BEFORE DALLAS	Troiano, Jerry	Rhyme	america, childhood, growing up,
silent art child	Duffy, Alex	Free verse	growing up, growth, poems,
live your life	Duffy, Alex	Free verse	growing up, happiness, inspirational,
immature boy to grown man	Duffy, Alex	Free verse	for her, forgiveness, growing
That day	Johnson, Kenna	Sijo	growing up,
To Sit And Watch The Snow Fall	Evans, Greg	Verse	growing up, happy, memory,
Stand by me	relish, poesy	Rhyme	absence, birth, growing up,
Britches	Gulley, Sharon	Rhyme	care, child, childhood, children,
WHEN I WAS LITTLE	Arribas, John	Rhyme	betrayal, character, faith, growing
Home	Adams, Jordam	Rhyme	future, gender, growing up,
i could kiss the ground you exist on	King, Marty	Free verse	dedication, for her, growing
S	Strauss, Lei	Narrative	future, growing up,
No more of me	Thomson, Aimee	Free verse	break up, conflict, confusion,
Long Winter grass	Lochner, Martin	Free verse	bio, bird, growing up,
one of many forms haiku	King, Marty	Haiku	growing up, growth, how
Wasted Generation	Siao , Herbert	Bio	addiction, anger, bio, child,
confused	franklin, tiffany	Light Poetry	art, betrayal, farewell, growing
THE BASEBALL FIELD	Troiano, Jerry	Free verse	baseball, bird, growing up,
Plan B	Schneiter, Paul	Rhyme	growing up,
God Complex	Hardy, Amanda	Free verse	feelings, growing up, identity,
alone time	Duffy, Alex	Free verse	dark, depression, growing up,
found myself	Duffy, Alex	Free verse	growing up, growth, happiness,

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